{
 "answer": "In the Town of Elk Point, Alberta, fences & pool enclosures rules are set by Town of Elk Point Land Use Bylaw No. 717.13, verified 2026-09-27. Max height front: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) in Residential Districts; 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) in Commercial/Industrial/Public Districts. Max height rear side: 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) in Residential Districts; 2.75 m (9.0 ft.) in Commercial/Industrial/Public Districts. Prohibited materials: Barbed wire (except M/UR at discretion); electrification of fences prohibited.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000269",
 "municipality": "Elk Point",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "fences",
 "label": "Fences & pool enclosures",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-27",
 "official_website": "http://www.elkpoint.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Elk Point Land Use Bylaw No. 717.13",
   "category": "fences",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-03-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.elkpoint.ca/public/download/files/339268",
   "summary": "Fence/wall/hedge in a Residential District max 2.0m in side/rear yards, 1.0m in front yards, 1.0m within 7.5m of a lane/road intersection (up to 2.0m on corner/double-fronting sites at greater setbacks); barbed wire and electrified fences generally prohibited.",
   "discovered_by": "ab-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-27",
   "capture_sha256": "963037959f8c14f595e16b6e5e3afbb45ec7b7bd78a43c6462c2259f143181e8",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-28T02:25:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "717.13",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/963037959f8c14f595e16b6e5e3afbb45ec7b7bd78a43c6462c2259f143181e8.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "2.0 m (6.6 ft.) in Residential Districts; 2.75 m (9.0 ft.) in Commercial/Industrial/Public Districts",
    "max_height_front": "1.0 m (3.3 ft.) in Residential Districts; 2.0 m (6.6 ft.) in Commercial/Industrial/Public Districts",
    "sight_triangle": "On corner sites, no fence/wall/tree/bush/structure/thing more than 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) in height within triangular area formed by intersecting road right-of-way lines and a line joining points 4.5 m (14.8 ft.) from their intersection; at road/lane and driveway/road intersections, 1.0 m within triangle with points 3.0 m (9.8 ft.) from intersection.",
    "prohibited_materials": "Barbed wire (except M/UR at discretion); electrification of fences prohibited."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "max_height_rear_side": "s. 1.4(3)(a); s. 1.4(5)(a)",
    "max_height_front": "s. 1.4(3)(b); s. 1.4(5)(b)",
    "sight_triangle": "s. 1.9(1)-(2)",
    "prohibited_materials": "s. 1.4(6)-(7)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/elk-point/fences/bylaw-717-13/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/elk-point/fences/"
}